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Gonçalo M. wrote: I am not very prolific on writing tasting notes, but I can report the outcome.

Please do! And welcome here too

i think some of you have some of the bottles i have, if you wish to contribute your bottle in place i'm sure i can do some math to work out the difference between what you would owe vs your contribution. I do have the 1985 but your price is similar. Logistics likely easier if less shipping involved...

Sadly after having had lunch yesterday with EDN and also talking about this experiment I must assume that port from the lost decade can show this pattern of greater variabilty. This has to do with various reasons all of which can make an impact (corks, industrialisation, cellar work etc.) Perhaps w...

g-man wrote: how about we do these

55, 66, 70, 75, 77, 80, 85

since i have these immediately available on hand

I have a few 1985 Fonseca that cost me $69/bottle. If that price is advantageous for the group pls let me know and i will contribute it.

Just look at the back label of your Niepoort vintage ports (or the little card attached) and see that over the decades they made the same spelling error. Bonus points for the first one to find out. :wink: You must have different bottles from me, because mine pretty much have an error on every singl...

Love how you're approaching this.
If a move to London ever pops up on the radar I will be much happier to consider it than before, knowing there is a bunch of guys out there that approach Port the way you do!

Forwarded on to my sister who lives in Bochum... hope she can make it. Wish I were able to attend! What's her name? Tell her to let me know that she is your sister to get around the entrance fee. Appreciate it Axel. Sadly my sister and her husband already had theatre tickets and wont be able to mak...

Why do people use wax altogether? Is it actually able to keep leaky corks from leaking? Or instead to protect the cork from bugs and other external threats?

Forwarded on to my sister who lives in Bochum... hope she can make it. Wish I were able to attend!

Fear both may only work w cheap corks. Still pretty cool, especially the shoe one.

jdaw1 wrote:

Miguel Simoes wrote:Still not sure how we'll repay that...

I suspect that the Agência de Gestão da Tesouraria e da Dívida Pública would prefer that you don’t say that within the hearing of the investors. 

Thought they were all German

Still not sure how we'll repay that...

1977 Dow VP
Picked it to be our Thanksgiving VP but by dessert time i couldnt get myself to drink it. It was tasting fine over the first hour or two in decanter. More than half the bottle went down the drain the following day. so sad.

Wonderful. Looking fwd to it.

Interesting topic. I find that I like bigger glasses for young ruby (be it VP or LBV) and that a smaller glass like the IVDP works well for aged tawny or aged VP. Rather enjoyed drinking plenty of F 07 LBV in early 2013 using riedel red wine glasses. I also appreciate the thin-cut glass at the mouth...

If there is still room I'd love to join. I only have the 1985 and 2000 Fonseca, not sure if needed/desired. Would be happy to split the cost too. Had it in the back of my mind that you'd be organizing a tasting again this year and meant to come check it out but only got around to it now. Hope not to...

Out of curiosity, how much is the corkage fee at The Palm?
I´ve been there a number of times and always enjoyed it.
Could have enjoyed it even more if I had had some Port of my own at the end...

That is v cool. Makes a ton a sense that they would do that for people!

Higher end restaurants also typically offer some VP by the glass. For my birthday the wife gifted herself by taking me to Bouley, where I had a glass of Grahams 85 (v nice, btw). The thing that stood out to me there was their selection of Madeira's, which the Sommelier was also fairly excited about ...

For those in the NYC area, have you been impressed by the Port offerings of a particular restaurant/bar/lounge in NYC? I typically find a base offering at most places (a couple of tawnies, base level rubies - or one/two VPs at higher end restaurants) but cant recall ever being truly impressed by the...

Btw, they list them as being a Still Wine, Sherry from Spain!!

Guys, the tasting sounds truly wonderful but I'll have to pass.
I look fwd to reading your notes and ensuing discussion!

Thank you Moses!
I came straight from Portugal, all family is back there unfortunately (for me, as i dont get to see them as often as i would like).

Seems like there was a promo of it on GiltCity for $49/head but already sold out. http://www.giltcity.com/newyork/portuguesewines And this is the link to the list of the Top 50. I assume all producers w a wine on it will be there. http://www.winesofportugal.info/images_wop/seccao_noticias/Portuguese...

This tasting (and meeting up w you) looks super interesting! From the sound of it am afraid it may be a little over my budget, though. Could you bracket it for me in that regard? Otherwise, which of the desired bottles are you still missing, so i can estimate how much that might run me? All this ass...